Lemon Poppy Kitchen

This tiny all-day café in Glassell Park specializes in Eastern European—specifically Romanian—cuisine with hints of Mexican influence, which you’d be hard pressed to find anywhere else in L.A. Think pork schnitzel with parsnip mash, chicken paprikash with polenta dumplings and cheese spaetzle. For breakfast and lunch, Lemon Poppy Kitchen puts its own unique spin on more familiar fare, like a biscuit sandwich with zhoug aioli and a vegan-friendly parsnip pozole. Coffee, tea, smoothies and even wine and cocktails round out the offerings, which we consider one of our favorite neighborhood eateries in Northeast L.A.